Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in East Timor
East Timor: Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days was 29.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in East Timor, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 29.1% for alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in 2020.
That represents a change of down 9.4% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in East Timor peaked at 39.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 17.6%, in 2006.
East Timor ranks 154th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.7% | — |
| 2001 | 31.0% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 31.4% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 31.4% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 31.2% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 31.4% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 17.6% | -44.0% |
| 2007 | 17.8% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 21.4% | +20.0% |
| 2009 | 24.3% | +13.5% |
| 2010 | 30.9% | +27.4% |
| 2011 | 39.0% | +26.1% |
| 2012 | 39.9% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 39.0% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 37.9% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 37.2% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 37.0% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 37.3% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 37.8% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 32.1% | -15.0% |
| 2020 | 29.1% | -9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.8% | 17.6% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.8% | 30.9% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.1% | 29.1% | 29.1% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in East Timor?
- Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in East Timor was 29.1% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 39.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.6% in 2006.
- How does East Timor rank for alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days?
- East Timor ranks 154th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days (%), age-standardized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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